Joleon Lescott

Joleon Lescott is one of the few players over 30 that has been selected to the England squad since Roy Hodgson took over the manager position.

Lescott partnered with Jagielka in the middle of the England back four against Ukraine and Poland last fall in qualifying.

The one thing going against Lescott at the moment is the play at the club level of Matija Nastasić, who has emerged as a star in the Manchester City defense and is challenging Lescott for his starting spot.

If he loses out to Nastasić at the club level, Lescott may be forced to move away from the defending EPL champions or lose his spot in the England starting 11.

Steven Caulker

If you are looking for a wild card to make the England starting 11 in defense, it is Steven Caulker.

Caulker is yet another player on this list who plays for Tottenham and broke into the first-team squad because of a strong loan spell last season.

Caulker played last season at Swansea City and he turned heads with his excellent defending under Brendan Rodgers.

Now under the tutelage of Andre Villas-Boas, Caulker has thrived for the North London club and he was rewarded by Roy Hodgson in November when he made his first start for the Three Lions against Sweden.

Caulker is a long shot to consistently make the England starting 11, but he is a defender to keep an eye on for the future.